After her senior sister was reborn, she actually became a powerful and arrogant protagonist?!

"System, that reward you gave me, the 'Three Hundred Tang Poems,' was for preparing for the opening of the Poet Saint's Secret Realm, right?"

[Yes, host. 】

"You delivered the supplies so promptly; could you possibly predict the future?"

When Chu Luobai received the reward, she was wondering what use a collection of poems would be to her. Now it seems that it is indeed quite useful.

[Host, I am a product of the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao can deduce all things.]

"Oh right, I almost forgot, you're also from the backstage."

Chu Luobai lowered her head and flipped through the poetry collection in her hands. Although she had no expertise in poetry, she could still tell the difference between good and bad.

Every line of the poems in this book, "Three Hundred Tang Poems," has been passed down through the ages.

When Chu Luobai saw a certain page in the poetry collection, her eyes suddenly widened.

"Isn't this the line that Mu Yurou recited back then?"

Mu Yurou once won applause with the line, "To live, be a hero; to die, be a ghost."

He even became the first cultivator to draw literary energy into his body after the opening of the Poet Saint's Secret Realm.

Mu Yurou also became a guest of honor of Feng Xiuquan, the second prince of the Tianyuan Dynasty.

"Back then, I thought Mu Yurou was exceptionally talented and more suited to be a Confucian cultivator than a sword cultivator. I never expected she was a thief."

Chu Luobai couldn't help but sigh, and continued to flip through the poetry collection in his hands.

The next day, just as the sun rose, the deep sound of bells resounded throughout the entire Qingyun Sword Sect.

This is a signal requiring all disciples to assemble at the main peak of Qingyun.

“Xiao Xuancheng didn’t go in my past life, but I’ve been quite obvious about targeting Mu Yurou in this life. I wonder if he’ll come along as her protector.”

As Chu Luobai pondered and entered the Xiaoyao Peak team, she could clearly feel countless probing gazes upon her.

In the distance, Xiao Xuancheng, standing beside the sect leader, was also looking down at him.

Mu Yurou reluctantly hid behind Wan Chi, avoiding the murderous gazes of the Qingyun Peak disciples.

"really interesting."

In my previous life, all those murderous gazes were directed at me; I never imagined that the tables would turn so quickly.

I stood at the front of the line at Xiaoyao Peak.

"The Poet Saint's Secret Realm of Mingyue Academy will soon be open. All disciples of the sect who are at the Qi Refining stage or above and have never been there before are welcome to go."

The sect leader's voice rang out from above.

Chu Luobai looked up and saw the sect leader of Qingyun Sword Sect with a long robe and white beard. A gentle breeze blew, causing his robe to flutter, giving him an air of otherworldly elegance.

In the previous life, it was the sect leader who led a group of elders to fight against Fu Cheng'an, a demonic cultivator in the Mahayana stage.

Unfortunately, Chu Luobai had no idea what the outcome would be.

"Senior sister, senior sister, if I'm above the Qi Refining stage, does that mean I can go too?"

Qiu Lin, unaware of what had happened, squeezed behind Chu Luobai and asked excitedly.

"It's possible, but the Poet Saint's Secret Realm doesn't have anything good as you think. If you don't plan to supplement your studies with Confucianism and Taoism, it doesn't really matter whether you go or not."

Chu Luobai gave a timely reminder.

The path of cultivation in this world is generally divided into two types: martial arts cultivation and literary cultivation.

Further subdivisions exist within this category, such as sword cultivators and body cultivators, both of whom are martial arts practitioners. They focus on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their bodies to cultivate spiritual power, temper their muscles and bones, and hone their martial arts skills.

Academies like Mingyue Academy are Confucian academies that emphasize the use of poetry and literature to transform the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into a righteous energy within the body, cultivating oneself and replacing martial arts with the Dao.

Generally, cultivators choose a primary cultivation path and a secondary cultivation path, such as sword cultivation and alchemy cultivation. The two identities do not conflict, and they can also collect medicinal herbs to refine pills while slaying demons and monsters. They can then sell the pills to support their sword cultivation.

To put it bluntly, it's about creating a way for yourself to make money.

Very few people would cultivate both swordsmanship and Confucianism simultaneously, except for the legendary Drunken Sword Immortal.

"I heard that the Poet Saint's Secret Realm is open, and disciples from various sects will gather in the Tianyuan Dynasty. This is a great opportunity to make friends with the younger generation. Senior Sister, please let me go."

Faced with Qiu Lin's sudden "coquettishness," Chu Luobai felt her body stiffen slightly.

But seeing other disciples in other teams begging their senior brothers and sisters to take them along, he relaxed a bit.

In her previous life, Jiang Yuzhe always had an impatient expression, and the other disciples dared not approach her.

Chu Luobai wasn't really sure how ordinary fellow disciples should get along.

"Senior Sister Chu, the sect leader has ordered that Mingfeng record the names of those who went this time in the jade register, and hand it over to Senior Brother Xiao later."

A familiar disciple handed Chu Luobai the registration jade disc, his demeanor and words becoming much more respectful than before.

"Thank you."

Chu Luobai took the document and gathered the disciples of Xiaoyao Peak together to determine who wanted to go.

Xiaoyao Peak has a total of 15 disciples. Excluding the disciples who are traveling and Jiang Yuzhe who is being punished at the Enforcement Peak, there are 10 disciples left.

"The threshold for this trip down the mountain is that you are at the Qi Refining stage and have never been to the Poet Saint's Secret Realm before. That means the four of you: Qiu Lin, Simeng, Shi Luo, and Wan Chi. If the others have no objections, I will hand over the jade disc."

Chu Luobai glanced around. This kind of training, with its clearly defined selection criteria, would generally be unchallenged, except for...

Mu Yurou, who had been hiding in the crowd, finally spoke hesitantly.

"I also meet both of these conditions. Senior sister, have you perhaps forgotten about me by accident?"

The phrase "by accident" is quite intriguing.

The disciples from other peaks had also heard about the discord between Mu Yurou and Chu Luobai, and subconsciously turned their heads to look.

"According to the sect's rules, those who are punished by the Enforcement Peak are not allowed to leave the Qingyun Sword Sect during the period of punishment."

In crowded places, Chu Luobai had become accustomed to bringing up the rules of conduct, since it was inappropriate to directly resort to violence in such places.

"But... I want to cultivate Confucianism and Taoism. This is my destiny. Can't you make an exception for me, Senior Sister?"

As Mu Yurou spoke, her eyes gradually reddened.

Her pitiful appearance made it seem to others that Chu Luobai, the senior sister, was being aggressive.

Opportunity is of utmost importance to any cultivator.

Generally, unless it's a major mistake, people will be lenient when they encounter this opportunity to go down the mountain for training.

"It's not that I want to make things difficult for you, it's just that you need six months to clean and sweep Qingyun Peak, and you've only been doing it for less than ten days now. If I take you away like this, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain to the Enforcement Peak."

Chu Luobai frowned slightly, a troubled expression on her face.

“I heard that some disciples from Qingyun Peak volunteered to help you? How about this, you bring those disciples who volunteered to help you here, and after I confirm their identities, I'll trouble them to help you for a few more days so you can have time to visit Mingyue Academy, how about that?”

As Chu Luobai spoke, he turned to look at the group on Qingyun Peak.

The two groups weren't far apart; they greeted each other and came over.